Jussi Makkonen

Jussi Makkonen ( born April 24, 1985 in Turku ) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who is since October 2013 at the Espoo Blues in the SM- liiga under contract.

Career

Jussi Makkonen began his career as a hockey player in his hometown at Kiekko -67 Turku, in the youth department, he was active until 2002. Then, the attacker moved to the A- juniors of the city rivals TPS Turku, for his first team, he made his debut in the SM- liiga in the season 2003/ 04. After two appearances in the main round, he was also in the playoffs for the championship in their final TPS rival Kärpät Oulu subject, in a game on the ice. In the following season he was mainly for TuTo Turku on in the second-rate Mestis, but also completed ten more inserts for TPS in the SM- liiga, in which he then was, until his move to HPK Hämeenlinna during the season 2007/ 08 starting players.

In HPK Makkonen be developed to a service provider, so that he in 63 games scored 29 goals in the 2008/ 09 season and were 33 templates. Then the Finn was committed by the HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League. After 17 missions in the KHL club Makkonen sent via the waiver to the partner team HK Schachzjor Salihorsk, which participates in the Belarusian Extraliga.

In December 2009, Makkonen left Belarus after a game for Schachzjor and was taken by the Frölunda Indians under contract. But here was Makkonen not long but moved in January 2010 to JYP Jyväskylä. In December of the same year he returned to his former club TPS Turku, where he finished the season 2010/11. For the following season, he was engaged by Tappara Tampere. With Tappara he won in 2013, the Finnish runner. After this success, he left the club, played for LeKi in the Mestis, before beginning of October 2013 a specimen contract of the Espoo Blues received that was renewed at the end of the same month to the end of the season.

Internationally

For Finland Makkonen took part in the U20 World Youth Championship 2005, where he finished fifth with his team.

Awards and achievements

  • 2004 Finnish runner with TPS Turku
  • 2009 Aarne - Honkavaara Trophy
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